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Two women were arrested with 21 kg ganja by the Saifabad constabulary aft they were caught transporting the contraband from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai for sale.
The seized ganja, packed successful 19 packets and concealed wrong 3 luggage bags, was recovered during an cognition conducted adjacent the Lakdikapul railway presumption parking country connected Friday, May 29. Police besides seized 2 mobile phones from them.
The arrested women were identified arsenic Tippigiri Laxmi alias Bugamma, 43, a autochthonal of Narayanpet district, presently residing successful Mumbai, and Sandipkaur Makkhan Singh, 60, a nonmigratory of Mumbai.
According to the police, a peculiar team, accompanied by mediators and Clues Team personnel, conducted surveillance adjacent the backstage parking country astatine Lakdikapul.
At astir 4.25 p.m., constabulary intercepted the 2 women, who were carrying 3 luggage bags and behaving suspiciously. A hunt of the bags allegedly led to the betterment of 19 packets containing ganja weighing 21 kg.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that they had procured the contraband from a supplier identified arsenic Srinu of Visakhapatnam and were transporting it to Mumbai for further distribution.
Police said the women besides disclosed the engagement of 2 associates, identified arsenic Baby and Sampath, who are presently absconding.
Police said efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining accused and place the wider proviso and organisation web progressive successful the interstate trafficking operation.
